新华团队研究“老药新用” 造福低龄自闭症患儿 - 2021年02月23日

Doctors from Shanghai’s Xinhua Hospital teamed up with experts from Fudan University and Cambridge University in research that found a common pediatric diuretic to have positive effects on autism.
Autism, a developmental disorder that can cause communication and behavioral problems, usually develops at the age of 3 and can be a life-long condition. About 1 percent of the world’s population suffers from autism. Treatment is mainly behavior intervention, as there is no medication that has a good effect on its major symptoms.
But behavior intervention is in short supply. Even in developed countries only 20 percent of children can receive intervention and direction after being diagnosed one year.